Professional Staff
Vernette Doty
Director
Strengths: Developer, Responsibility, Empathy, Harmony, Input
Andrea Tafolla
Associate Director
Strengths: Connectedness, Relator, Arranger, Developer, Learner
Colin Gage
Bright Spark Scholars Coordinator
Strengths: Achiever, Learner, Arranger, Belief, Responsibility
Pricilla Cardenas
Community Engagement Coordinator
Strengths: Adaptability, Relator, Restorative, Positivity, Connectedness
Ask me about one-time service opportunities and how we can work together to make a difference in the Merced community.
Community Engagement Center Student Staff
Elijah Olson
Website Manager and Data Technician
4th Year, Computer Science, Philosophy
The man behind the screen... I manage the CEC website, data, and event pages, making resources easy to find, and helping students and staff succeed.
Strengths: Strategic, Input, Intellection, Learner, Achiever
Edgar Hernandez-Rosas
Community Engagement Leadership Lead
4th Year, Civil Engineer
Strengths: Relator, Competition, Focus, Deliberate, Command
Melina Ramirez
Long Term Service Coordinator
3rd Year, Political Science Major
Strengths: Input, Includer, Restorative, Learner, and Self-assurance
Bright Spark Student Staff
Jenae Cid
Bright Spark Scholars Program Student Lead
4th Year, Public Health - Premed
Strengths: Relator, Discipline, Futuristic, Strategic, Responsibility
Natalia Arreola
Bright Sparks Scholar Student Assistant
3rd, Mechanical Engineering Major
